Business Optimization Manager

Equal Employment Opportunity ‌

‌For United States: WM is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

 For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.

This position is remote and can live anywhere in the United States.

Travel - 25% travel as needed.

I.  Job Summary

Responsible for accelerating the rate of change across the enterprise by leading and/or working on cross functional teams to drive economic and operational efficiency through innovation, agility, scalability and reliability to existing processes or new business ideas.

Key areas of responsibility for this position include working on projects across their lifecycle from pre-launch, to launch, to post project closure with specific emphasis on business case analysis, process management, and providing business analytics.

II.  Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other ancillary duties may be assigned.  

• Manages small and medium projects over long periods of time and across multiple disciplines.
• Develops new ideas and processes and, working with a director, manages processes/timelines to drive improved business operation; reports against economic and process improvement
• Implements and maintains effective operations improvement processes, consistent with the accomplishment of long-range objectives which will enhance effectiveness, while working closely with directors and other Area personnel
• Utilizes financial analysis and other tools to evaluate the effectiveness of current processes.
• Ensures process implementation and improvement through direct communication and solicitation of feedback

Change Manager:

Leads and facilitates organizational change initiatives, focusing on the human element to ensure smooth transitions and minimize resistance. Develop and implement strategies to help employees adopt new processes, technologies, or structures. This includes creating communication plans, training programs, and support systems to facilitate the transition

III.  Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervision of up to five employees

IV.   Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

 A.  Education and Experience

 Education: Bachelor’s Degree (accredited) in Finance, Project Management, Business Administration or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant experience in the transportation, logistics or waste industry.

 Experience: Four years of prior work experience with a proven track record of continual business process improvement and innovation simultaneously meeting financial, operations and customer demands (in addition to education requirement). 

B.  Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

Project management certification preferred.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Experience in envisioning a future state, defining the current state and drive process improvement to close the gap between the status quo and needed change.
• Project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills.
• Demonstrated people management and team leadership skills.
• Ability to work with people from all levels and across the organization.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time.
• Gaining commitment (Influencing)
  1. Making a spoken case for a course of action
  2. Defending a position against critical attack
  3. Arguing a case in a formal meeting
  4. Negotiating on points of dispute
• Decision-making
  1. Evaluating alternatives prior to making recommendations
  2. Using evaluative techniques to make time-sensitive decisions
  3. Making a logical evaluation of new ideas
  4. Assessing the probability or likelihood of future events
  5. Deciding a course of action in conjunction with others or independently
• Building a successful team (Motivating)
  1. Encouraging cooperation among team members
  2. Emphasizing the importance of reaching a work objective
  3. Sustaining interest of others
  4. Encouraging a faster rate of work
  5. Creating team unity
• Planning and Organizing
  1. Setting priorities for utilizing resources
  2. Allocating and organizing resources (people, material) among various tasks to meet an objective
  3. Planning a logical sequence of events or tasks
  4. Ensuring component parts fit overall project
  5. Anticipating problems 
  6. Revising plans to account for changed circumstances
• Innovation (Problem-solving)
  1. Originating process design / redesign (challenge paradigms)
  2. Finding new ways to improve financial and operational efficiency (think expansively)
  3. Evaluates multiple solutions
  4. Ensures relevance

 V.   Work Environment and Essential Functions

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.  

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) most of the work day;
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
• Normal setting for this job is: office setting.
• Travel to WM’s various Market Areas is required. Travel up to 25%.

The expected salary range for this position is $112,700 - $148,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. 

Benefits 
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site. 

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